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Open House at Alumnae Theatre

October 6, 2019  Visitors to our Open House were hands-on, and got a chance to explore behind-the-scenes. They were treated to some terrific dramatic performances - celebrated the history of our home, the former Firehall No. 4, and helped kick off Fire Prevention Week, and more!
Open House - Alumnae Theatre Company - 2019
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​Alumnae Theatre Company's Open House
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News | Open House 2019 

October 6, 2019
by Diane Forrest

​It was a scramble. With the weather rapidly changing and guests already lined up at the door, volunteers for the 2nd annual Alumnae Open House raced to get the building ready on time. But it came off, and, as you can see from the photos, everyone had lots of fun and a fine creative experience.
 
Among other highlights, we were pleased to welcome Toronto Fire Services, our neighbours from Fire Station 333, and Toronto’s very first female firefighter, Dianne Oland (now Graham), who was the subject of Kristine Greenaway’s monologue Just One of the Guys. We also had several guests from the Thumbs Up Theatre Meetup group.


Kristine’s monologues were directed by Anne Tait and Pat McCarthy, Other scenes performed included Fire! Fire! by Margaret McCaffery, directed by Lola Gafaar, Past/Present by Carol Libman, directed by Christina Sousa, and The McIntosh Fighters by Francine Dick, directed by Carina Cojeen.
 
Many thanks to our terrific guest artists, historian and performer Bruce Bell and Pavlov’s Dogs Handbell Ensemble, who mesmerized their audiences on the Mainstage.
 
In the basement, the ladies of the wardrobe and guest make-up artist Crystal Kelly explained their theatrical trades to our guests, sharing space with a display on set design.
 
In the Studio, Anne Harper staged a fascinating demonstration of how a director auditions and casts.
 
And in between, Jodi Crawford, Philippa Sheppard and Jean Sheppard entertained kids and adults with crafts and our collage art show (staged with the help of Arcturus Gallery) in Upper Trinity.
 
Thanks to the Open House 2019 organizing team for all the work they put in: 
Jodi Crawford, Aviva Fleising, Diane Forrest, Rebecca Grace, Shelley Hobbs, Sandra Schneider, Philippa Sheppard, Catherine Spence, Carrie Villeneuve.
 
Our supporters and advisors: 
Kim Croscup, Brenda Darling, Barbara Larose, Elizabeth Verwey.
 
To the many volunteers who came in to help, both out front and behind the scenes: Alcira Bello, Janis Boase, Lucy Brennan, Bec Brownstone, Francine Dick , Kristine Greenaway, Margaret McCaffery, Leslie Rennie, Stella Rossovskaia, Jean Sheppard, Margaret Spence, Martha Spence.
 
And to some new volunteers:  
Patrick Brown, Melica “Mal” Alikhani Marqueti, Yohan Mahendran.    
 

And our sponsors and partners:  
  • Michael Ross and the staff at Toronto Fire Services
  • Jonas Csepreghi, Toronto Professional Firefighters Association (TPFFA)
  • Bruce Bell – www.brucebelltours.ca
  • Crystal Kelly, make-up artist
  • DOM Interiors at 58 Berkeley Street, Toronto
  • Ed the Map Guy
  • Gallery Arcturus – www.arcturus.ca
  • Metro at 80 Front St. E, Toronto
  • Rocco's No Frills at 200 Front St E, Toronto
  • Rosa Silva, Re/Max Professionals Inc. Brokerage
Photos by: 
Row 1 |  image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Diane Forrest | image#3: Anne Tait | image#4: Diane Forrest | 
Row 2 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2: Jean Sheppard |  image#4: Diane Forrest | image#4: Jean Sheppard | 
Row 3 |  image#1: Diane Forrest​ | image#2: Stefani Pockaj | image#3: Janis Boase | image#4: Diane Forrest | 
Row 4 | image#1: Stella Rossovskaia | image#2:  Diane Forrest ​ |  image#3: ​Anne Tait | image#4: Diane Forrest | 
Past Open Houses at Alumnae Theatre:
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NEWS: "100 Year Open House 2018"
https://www.alumnaetheatre.com/news---100-year-open-house-2018.html

Open House 2018 
​https://www.alumnaetheatre.com/open-house-2018.html
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  • HOME
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  • INFORMATION
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    • Anti-Racism Statement
    • Safe & Respectful
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    • CURRENT SEASON >
      • Female of the Species 2022
      • Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike 2023
      • String of Pearls 2023
      • FireWorks Festival 2022
      • New Ideas Festival 2023
    • PREVIOUS SEASONS >
      • 2021/22 SEASON >
        • Albertine in Five Times
        • Nested
        • In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
        • New Ideas Festival 2022 >
          • NIF 2022 Master Classes
          • NIF 2022 Talks
          • NIF 2022 Short Plays >
            • B to Z
            • Joule's Odyssey
            • Cancel Culture
            • The Do-Gooders
          • NIF 2022 Workshops
      • 2020/21 Season >
        • New Ideas Festival >
          • New Ideas Festival 2021 WEEK 1
          • New Ideas Festival 2021 WEEK 2
      • 2019/20 Season >
        • The Heidi Chronicles
        • FireWorks Festival >
          • Belle Darling Klondike Queen
          • Grief Circus
          • If the Shoe Fits
        • The Trip to Bountiful
        • New Ideas Festival 2020
        • New Ideas Festival 2020 WEEK 1
      • 2018/19 Season >
        • The Importance of Being Earnest
        • Fireworks Festival 2018 >
          • The Pigeon
          • Moving On
          • Animal
        • Top Girls
        • New Ideas Festival 2019 >
          • New Ideas Festival 2019 Week 1
          • New Ideas Festival 2019 Week 2
          • New Ideas Festival 2019 Week 3
        • Impressionism
        • News - 100 Year Open House 2018
      • 100th Anniversary 2017/18 Season >
        • Thirteen Hands
        • FireWorks Festival 2017 >
          • This Will Be Our Last Transmission
          • Surrender, Dorothy
          • GASH
        • Omission
        • New Ideas Festival 2018 >
          • New Ideas Festival 2018 Week 1
          • New Ideas Festival 2018 Week 2
          • New Ideas Festival 2018 Week 3
          • 2018 Reading Series
        • Queen Marie
      • 2016/17 Season >
        • THIS
        • FireWorks Festival 2016 >
          • Inked Heart
          • Motherland
        • The Gut Girls
        • New Ideas Festival 2017 >
          • New Ideas Festival 2017 Week 1
          • New Ideas Festival 2017 Week 2
          • New Ideas Festival 2017 Week 3
        • The Clean House >
          • The Creases In My Sari
      • 2015/16 Season >
        • Antigone
        • FireWorks Festival 2015 >
          • Divine Wrecks
          • Cottage Radio
          • Radical
          • Playwright Intensive 2015
        • Stepping Out
        • New Ideas Festival 2016 >
          • New Ideas Festival 2016 Week 1
          • New Ideas Festival 2016 Week 2
          • New Ideas Festival 2016 Week 3
        • August: Osage County
      • 2014/15 Season >
        • Escape From Happiness
        • FireWorks Festival 2014 >
          • Burying Toni
          • You Have To Earn It
          • Playwright Intensive 2014
        • New Ideas Festival 2015 Week 1
        • Blood Relations
        • New Ideas Festival 2015 >
          • New Ideas Festival 2015 Week 2
          • I am Marguerite
          • New Ideas Festival 2015 Week 3
    • Blog